I earned a Masters of Arts in Linguistics from Gallaudet University. While a graduate student, I worked at the Gallaudet Research Institute (GRI) as a research fellow. Currently, I teach courses in the ASL & Deaf Studies Program and work as the interpreting lab supervisor.

Current Projects

• Interpreting Lab Supervisor
• Novice Level Interpreting Preparation Program(NLIPP)
• Join our FaceBook group
• Look for announcements on our blog
• ASL 3000: Technology for Deaf Studies
• ASL 4410: ASL Linguistics
• ASL & Deaf Studies Announcement Blog (See our FaceBook page)
• Deaf Studies Today Planning Committee (See our FaceBook page)

Academic Interests

• Multimedia and cognitive linguistics
• Use of multimedia for instruction and interpreter training
• Use of html5 multimedia to deliver cognitive linguistic information to L2 learners: Overlaying naturalistic data with a visual linguistic information system.
• Use of cognitive linguistics to analyze the language of ASL word problems

Other interests

• Outdoor activities, mountain biking and ultra-light weight backpacking
• Assistant Varsity Scout Coach for team 880
• Working in my yard and spending time with my wife and 5 children.